EXPERIENCE
Martie Evans focuses her practice on the Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC) and regulatory compliance of her hedge fund and investment firm clients. With a firm grasp of regulatory protocols such as Dodd-Frank, MiFID and EMIR, Martie regularly advises her hedge fund clients on the impact of regulatory developments on swap and prime brokerage documentation and assists them in navigating these complex regulations and requirements.
Martie advises her clients on their day-to-day AML compliance and KYC, credit and due diligence reviews of potential counterparties. Martie works with end user clients to develop, implement and maintain onboarding processes and procedures for a consistent and efficient delivery of legal services. She specializes in due diligence reviews of potential hedge fund counterparties.
Martie drafts electronic trading agreements, ancillary agreements and side letters to primary trading agreements. She also has experience drafting ISDA Master Agreements, Prime Brokerage Agreements and term financing arrangements.
Martie works with her clients to facilitate the opening of accounts, completion of documentation and other related requirements. Additionally, she works with clients to develop efficient onboarding processes with executing brokers, prime brokers and hedge fund operations teams. She has managed the growth of teams as assets under management grew from $8 billion to over $18 billion.
Prior to joining Koya Law, Martie was an Associate Project Manager at Factor, a leading provider of solutions for complex legal work at scale. She led attorney teams in reviewing commercial contracts, ensuring that complex projects stayed on track to meet deadlines and providing regular status and budget reports to clients. Notable projects included revising contracts for compliance with UMR in response to Dodd-Frank and GDPR compliance.
Earlier in her career, Martie was a Corporate Associate at K&L Gates, where she represented clients in tax lien- and mortgage-backed securitizations, mergers & acquisitions, financings, contract negotiations and real estate. She closed several securitizations as the lead associate at K&L Gates. Martie was also a writer at Bloomberg Law where she focused on corporate litigation and shareholder derivative actions.
EDUCATION - Boston College Law School (J.D.)
- University of Evansville (B.A.)
- Admitted to the State Bar of New York